Wisconsin Sports Network is proud to showcase the WSN Senior Basketball Awards. The finalists for the top senior post have been selected. The winner will be announced the week after the state tournament.
Listed alphabetically by last name
Garlock's season didn't start until January 4 as he worked his way back from an offseason injury. Middleton was 2-5 without the seven-footer. After his return, the Cardinals went 13-6 with five of those losses coming by ten points or less. The Wisconsin commit is a three-year varsity contributor and accumulated over 900 points and 400 rebounds. Even with his limited action this season, the Big Eight coaches acknowledged his impact by voting him first team all-Big Eight.
Gores has run rough-shot over many defenders that have tried to stop him this year. The 6-10 big man is a four-year varsity performer that has amassed 2,314 points, 1,084 rebounds, and 114 blocks in 101 games played to this point in his career. This season Gores has averaged 35.0 points, 14.1 rebounds, and 1.2 blocks per game. He was named the Heart O'North Conference Player of the Year and is a finalist for Mr. Basketball in Wisconsin.
Moss has blossomed in his senior season into a play-making forward that for a really good Racine Park squad. He's in his second season of being a major varsity contributor and has nearly double his production across the board. This season the 6-7 Moss is averaging 20.7 points, 9.8 rebounds, and 3.7 steals per game. He was named a first-team all-Southeast selection.
Phillips has dominated his position for four years at Almond-Bancroft, where he's been a four-year first-team all-CWC South performer. In his four seasons with the Eagles, Phillips has tallied 2,394 points, 1,249 rebounds, and 276 blocks in 106 games. He's averaging 25.6 points, 14.6 rebounds, and 1.8 blocks per game this season and was the CWC-South co-Player of the Year for the second straight year.
Rader is the big man in the middle for the Notre Dame boys basketball team that was a number-one seed this season in Division 2 of the WIAA Playoffs. Rader is a four-year varsity performer, but missed some of his junior year due to injury. This season the NCAA Division 2 Minnesota-Duluth recruit has averaged 14.0 points, 7.7 rebounds, and 1.2 blocks per game for the 20-6 Tritons. Rader was named to the first team all-FRCC squad.